The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-04
INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS
Deputy-Sheriff Stanley Assaulted and
q Prisoner in His Charge Released.
New and Important Testimony in the Luella
Mabbitt Murder Case-Tillian Snavely
Again Figures in a Mild Sensation.
INDIANA.

INDIANA.
A Deputy-Sherif Assaulted and Beaten, and
n Prisoners Release Effected.
Special to the Indianapolis journal
LoaANsPoRT Aug. 3.-This morning. at about
2 o'clock, Bunker Hill was the scene of one of
the most daring rescues OF criminal in the
history of Indiana At that hour Deputy-sher-
if Stanley, the man who captured the Green's
was attacked from behind By three desperados,
pounded into state of Inconsistencies and
notorious criminal, under arrest and in
irons, released. On the 18th of July. during
the unwilling Of the Cass county soldiers monu-
ment, Mrs. Cassidy, resident Of this city, was
robbed of $3.50 in broad daylight. and public
street From her description Of the robber, STAN
ley recognized the man as Windy Dick"
vict who had served a term in the Michigan City
prison during the time that Stanley was one of
the guards at that institution. Stanley soon
traced the man to Marion. Ind, and left for that
place yesterday afternoon with warrant for
his arrest. At M arion, Stanley arrested by
Grant county ficials on the charge of carrying
concealed weapons, ana in other ways hindered
in the dis charge of his official duties after
giving bail for his appearance there to-day.
Stanley arrested Windy Dick, handcuffed him,
and left on the midnight train for this city. just
east of Bunker Hill, three men rushed
at Stanley from behind, dealt him
terrible blows over the head and left him insen-
sible on the car floor. The three men, accom-
panied by the prisoner, then jumped
from the train and disappeared. At Bunker
Hill Stanley recovered consciousness long enough
to give an acco unit of the assault and offer
ward for the arrest of the four men. On ac-
account of his wounds he was compelled to come
on to this city and receive treatment. His head
is badly cut and bruised, and he is suffering very
much from the severe beating Stanley is
man of iron nerve, and had his assailants given
him any chance there would have been some
dead men brouget in on the train.
Sheriff Stanley went to Marion this morning
to represent his son. the injured deputy. and de-
mand from the Grant county officials their
son for arresting him while in the discharge OF
his duties
Descriptions of Windy Dick" have been tele-
graphed along the line, and he was hand
cuffed at the time of his escape it is thought
that he cannot possibly get away.
Important Testimony in the Mabbit Case.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
DELPHI. Aug. 3.-The circuit courtroom was
crowded all forenoon by audience that eager
ly devoured every word of testimony in the
of the State vs.. William Walker, charged with
DelnE accessory TO the murder Oh Lucia MdDDlLt
The State is represented by Colonel De Hart, of
Lafayette, and George w. Julien, of this city.
and the defense by John w. McGreery, of
Logansporr. The chief witnesses examined
were William N. Mabbitt, father of the girl;
Cynthia, her sister, and Coroner Mofitt. of Tip
pecanoe county. The testimony of greatest in
terest was that in relation the identity of the
remains discovered in the W. basn, below Lafay-
cite. last winter, and facts, which not
made public at Lafayette were brought out
The Dental Association at Lake Maxnkuckee
decided that the remains those of
over fifty years of age, and this excited the
greatest apprehension lest the dead body could
not be identified. Coroner Moffitt fin his testi-
mony stated that when he and four other
putable physicians examined the remains there
could have been no doubt to the The
genital organs were intact, and the general APP
pearance of the body such to put beyond
question the fact that deceased could not have
been over thirty years of This, with the
Identification of the clothing found the re-
mains, Green's handkerchief and overals, to-
gether with the description of the teeth. proves
the identity of the remainS beyond question. In
his testimony, Coroner Mofftt said: Before
either Mrs. Mabbtt or Cynthia the body, I
had them give description of her teeth. They
did so, and described pecuarities I had not
noted. On their description could have gone
into a dissecting- room and picked this skull out
of hundred skulls, the description was
perfect"
When TIE clothing of the murdered girl found
in Clinton county was exhibited. the sister
and father both broke down, and the taking of
testimony had to be suspended for few min
he will ertainly be bound over as an accessory.